The 11th episode of English4Gamers is out! In this episode, we keep playing Donkey Kong Country (1994), a platforming video game. As always, I suggest that you read the vocabulary list before watching the episode. There is also a fill in the gaps exercise (with downloadable version and answers) to test your listening comprehension.

• NEMESIS: an opponent or enemy that is very difficult to defeat.
  Ex. The superhero fought her nemesis for years.
• SCATTERED: placed or found far apart.
  Ex. The toys were scattered all over the room.
• PRECISE: exact and accurate.
  Ex. Thanks to Marilyn’s precise directions, Louis and Natalie found the house without any problems.
  
• HUGE: very large; very great in size, amount, or degree.
  Ex. They live in a huge house.
• TRICKY: difficult to deal with.
  Ex. It’s tricky to learn  to ride a skateboard, but you never forget how.
• SEVERAL: more than two but not very many.
  Ex. He arrived several hours ago.
• TO RETRIEVE: to find and bring back something.
  Ex. Linda hoped she would be able to retrieve her files after her computer crashed.

Downloadable PDF version: English4Gamers – Episode 11 – Donkey Kong Country – Vocabulary

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the correct words from the box

1. R: You will find ___________________, octopuses, and normal fish.

2. A: I’ve___________________a secret passage.

3. R: There is the ___________________ under that rock.

4. R: You can still ___________________ him… follow him.

5. R: With the ___________________ button you attack with your ___________________ .

6. R: So, this is the last level before the ___________________.

7. A: I really don’t like these jumping ___________________.

8. A: They’re ___________________ everywhere.

9. R: You can die many times if you want to, but it’s good because this is a very hard game so … It’s ___________________.

10. A: Do I have to ___________________ the boss?!?

11. R: Often the boss is a bigger version of a normal enemy … So … Like a ___________________ crocodile, a huge shark.

12. R: You see … Every time you ___________________ on him, he gets faster and faster.

Downloadable PDF version: English4Gamers -Episode 11 – Donkey Kong Country – Fill in the gaps

Downloadable PDF version (answers): English4Gamers – Episode 11 – Donkey Kong Country – Answers